Real Madrid win Club World Cup after comfortable victory over Al Ain

posted by titlis December 22, 2018 World

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Real Madrid win Club World Cup after comfortable victory over Al Ain | The Independent

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Saturday 22 December 2018 18:52

Real Madrid won the Club World Cup

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Real Madrid eased to a 4-1 win over Al Ain to claim a fourth Club World Cup on Saturday.

Ballon d’Or winner Luka Modric and Marcos Llorente scored from outside the area, and Sergio Ramos added a late goal to lead the European champions to the world title.

Madrid, who have won the last three Champions Leagues, also won the Club World Cup in 2014, 2016, and 2017.

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Thank you for joining us this evening. However, remember that European giants in action this evening doesn’t stop here.

Juventus face Roma in Serie A in just under an hour’s time, so make sure to join us for that.

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This is actually a thing.

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Thank you for joining us this evening, and make sure to keep an eye out here and on the website for post-match reaction.

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The Real Madrid club song plays around the Sheikh Zayed Stadium as they celebrate their third consecutive Club World Cup title.

Luka Modric’s superb curling effort but the Spanish side ahead in the first half, before Marcos Llorente added another stunner.

Tsukasa Shiotani did register a goal for Al Ain in between further strikes from Sergio Ramos and an own goal from Yahia Nader.

It’s Real Madrid’s trophy once again!

FULL TIME

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Full Time: Real Madrid 4-1 Al Ain

Real Madrid are Club World Cup Champions for the seventh time in their history!

GOAL!

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GOAL! Real Madrid 4-1 Al Ain (Nader Own Goal 90+1)

Vinicius Junior has made a really impact since coming on, and following a darting run he forces the Al Ain defender into putting his toe poke into his own net.

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90 min: Real Madrid 3-1 Al Ain

We’re into four minutes of added time here in Abu Dhabi. It’s only a matter of time before Real Madrid make Club World Cup history.

GOAL!

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GOAL! Real Madrid 3-1 Al Ain (Shiotani 87′)

The UAE side won’t leave with much tonight, but they get themselves on the scoresheet courtesy of a cracking header from the Japanese from a free-kick.

SUBS

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84 min: Real Madrid 3-0 Al Ain

Two substitutions in two minutes for Real Madrid. Marcos Llorente and Lucas Vazquez are withdrawn, and their replacements are Brazilian duo Casemiro and Vinicius Junior.

GOAL!

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GOAL! Real Madrid 3-0 Al Ain (Ramos 79′)

While yellow cards are a big part of his game, so are emphatic, powerful headers.

The Spaniard produces another one here from Luka Modric’s corner, and Eissa’s fingertips cannot keep the effort out.

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75 min: Real Madrid 2-0 Al Ain

A little complacency has set in for Real Madrid at both ends of the pitch.

Karim Benzema and Ceballos have overhit simple passes which could have seen a third goal.

At the other end, Caio goes clean through, but Thibaut Courtois comes to the Spanish side’s rescue with a block more reminiscent of Sergio Ramos, before Yaslam fires over the following opportunity.

SUBS

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71 min: Real Madrid 2-0 Al Ain

This game seems to be a bit like the so-called London buses, and we’re currently in one of those lulls.

Santiago Solari sees it as a perfect opportunity for a sub, with Dani Ceballos replacing Toni Kroos.

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66 min: Real Madrid 2-0 Al Ain

Karim Benzema has certainly been frustrated in front of goal tonight, but Gareth Bale hasn’t fared much better.

The former Spurs man is played in again, but on the angle he is once again denied by Eissa.

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64 min: Real Madrid 2-0 Al Ain

The second goal, unlike the first, seems to have woken the UAE side up a bit.

Caio has certainly started to look a little livelier, and he sees one of his efforts deflected behind.

GOAL!

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GOAL! Real Madrid 2-0 Al Ain (Llorente 60′)

If you think Modric’s was special, this is arguably even better.

A corner is cleared to the midfielder about 25 yards out, and he hammers home an effort on the half-volley right into the bottom corner.

Eissa is motionless.

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57 min: Real Madrid 1-0 Al Ain

The UAE side have really lost the sort of attacking threat they posed in the opening exchanges, and this is just the latest example of this.

Rayan Yaslam receives the ball in a good area and goes to curl the ball into the top corner. The shot however ends up going out for a throw in.

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54 min: Real Madrid 1-0 Al Ain

It’s just not happening for Karim Benzema today. He is well found by Gareth Bale but he rather skews his volley into the ground.

Wasn’t far wide mind.

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51 min: Real Madrid 1-0 Al Ain

Bale tries to recreate his unbelievable goal in last season’s Champions League final, and it very nearly comes off again.

Luka Modric breaks the Al Ain defence, and after Lucas Vazquez’s effort is headed up into the air by the Al Ain defence, the Welshman tries the spectacular that goes just over the bar this time.

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